Booklist Online: Book Reviews from the American Library Association

Cindy and Lynn: We’ve returned home from ALA and added to our teetering stacks of books to read. It’s hard to decide what to read first (oh, yeah, the books that have Booklist review deadlines to keep our editors happy) but our teens are probably feasting away while ignoring their parents’ chore lists. We have [...]

Cindy and Lynn: What an exciting day! Our BBYA teen club arrived by bus this morning and as soon as badges hung around their necks, they were headed for the exhibits at break speed. We tried to photograph them in the publisher booths, but they were moving too quickly for us to keep up. Their [...]

Lynn: Just two short weeks ago we were gleefully visiting the publisher booths at ALA Midwinter in Denver, looking hungrily at the wonderful new books on display. Many kind publishers noted our pitiful state and we eventually staggered to our hotel with armloads of galleys to ship home. The boxes arrived quickly and [...]

Our hearts are heavy today with the news of the tragic accident at the close of the ALA Conference that took the lives of two talented librarians and friends of children’s literature, Kathy Krasniewicz and Kate McClelland. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and close friends today and in the difficult days to [...]

Lynn: So there we were at the airport, 5:30 am, suitcases in hand and giddy with anticipation. ALA Midwinter was a short flight away and we would be set loose on the publisher booths in the exhibit hall, ready to scoop up all the enticing arcs for the new publishing season! Dinners, friends, committees and [...]